Forecast Details for Cross Plains, TN

Recent Locations: Cross Plains, TN

This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph after midnight.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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